Step 1: Attach velcro strips

Step 2: Attach brace

Use an old brace or get one for $1.50 at the hardware store and secure it onto the laptop using the strips. Voila, the screen now stays up!!

The hinges on my Inspiron 300m are worn out. Being cheap and not wanting to fork out > $100 for new hinges I came up with this simple workaround with velcro strips and a brace- mightn't look the best but it works!

Poor Man's Wobbly laptop fix: After putting up with my Dell E1505 Inspiron's laptop wobbly lid for a few months, I found the above fix on this site. However, I did it slightly differently. At my local hardware store I purchased a 3/4" wide by 16" long metal strip for about 1.50 and some heavy duty velcro grey strips for about 4.50. So, for $6.00 problem solved! All I did was bend the last couple inches of the strip around the top of the laptop, ran it down the back, and then bent it 90 degrees at the bottom where it goes underneath my laptop by about 4 inches. I used 4 strips of velcro to securely hold it in place. So far, it works great! See my 3 uploaded pictures!